605  
CDUS43 KDMX 110630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 77 230 PM 88 1928 67 10 83  
1962  
MINIMUM 50 1127 PM 26 1964 45 5 51  
AVERAGE 64 56 8 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.19 1.89 1961 0.09 0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.30 0.98 0.32 0.20  
SINCE SEP 1 3.06 4.16 -1.10 0.80  
SINCE JAN 1 31.88 31.26 0.62 30.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.1 2009 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 10 -9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 22 81 -59 21  
SINCE SEP 1 51 167 -116 30  
SINCE JUL 1 59 172 -113 30  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 50 11 39 18  
SINCE SEP 1 229 131 98 214  
SINCE JAN 1 1257 1066 191 1294    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 400 AM  
LOWEST 39 500 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 86 1960  
1962  
2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 21 1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 11 2025.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 639 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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